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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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